TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – Kansans who live in area codes 785 or 620 must use 10-digit dialing when making local calls as of Sunday, October 24. Local calls dialed with only seven digits will not go ...

TAMPA (WFLA) – Seven-digit dialing is about to go the way of the rotary phone, as phone numbers in certain Florida area codes will soon be required to use the full, ten-digit number even when making ...

Anyone needing a visual aid for why it’s necessary to tack on a three-digit area code for calls in Eastern Washington on Sunday would do well to take a trip to the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Starting this weekend, people in Missouri’s 573 area code will need to dial all ten digits of a phone number in order to make a call. The biggest cities in the current 573 area ...

If you have been used to dialing only seven digits for a telephone number when making local calls within the Detroit area, it's time to include the 313 area code as part of that process. A new ...

Beginning Sunday, residents in the 562, 626, 949 and 951 area codes will need to dial the area code first when making phone calls, even if they're calling someone in the same area code. The transition ...

Imagine for a moment a technology that is simple and universal, and needs no software updates. It is a string of numbers, each portion acting as a precise set of coordinates—so basic and elegant that ...